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Jan. 27. 1925.

D. W. PERIN FRAME FOR ATTACHMENT TO TRUCK CHASSIS 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 1, 1922 Q QJ D. W. .PERIN FRAME FOR ATTACHMENT TO TRUCK CHASSIS Filed Nov. 1, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan, 27 1925. 1,524,307

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DONALDWV. PIIEIN, F BROGKLINE, "kSSAGI-IUSETTS; A'SSIGNORTU PERRY COMPANY, OF SGMEEVILLE MAEFBACHUSETTS; f GOBIPORATION QFliIASSZKGHU- SETTE.

ATTAQI'IMENT. 'IO GHA$SIS.;

Application filed, November 1, 192%. Serial No. 588,313.

To ((7! QUAD? it may concern: p

Be it known that 1. l ONALD lV. Purim. a citizen of the United States of l-tmerlca.

. and resident of Brookline, in the'county of Norfolk and State of ll lassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Frames for Attachment to Truck Chassis,

of whichthe following is a specification.

'l h i-sin vention relates to frames adapted for attachment to the chassis of trificks and ()tl'lGF-VGlllOlQS to adapt the latter to the use of removable bodies.

One object of the invention is to provide a frame of the character described which may be quickly and easily mounted on a chassis of any width, which of great strength, which is compact vertically, and which can be economically constructed on a quantity basis. Other objects will be apparent from thedetailed descripti m of the invention.

The invention comprises .aframe having hingritudinal guide members supported. by transverse members adapted to rest upon the vehicle chassis and reinforcing means for the guide members intermediate the transverse members to prevent s ring of the guide members and distortion of the fran'ie. The invention further comprises a novel; iiiterconnection between the longitudinal and transverse members. At the rear of the frame is a transverse member of heavy construction. which may be a casting, forming an extension of the. guide members and servingas a buffer for the vesicle asit approaches the loading. platform. This ineu'iber preferably abuts the rear of the chassis frame of the vehicle and is attached thereto in any suitable manner as by brackets on the chassis. Other means are provided for securing the frame to the-cl'lassis such as clamping and wedging members fast on the chassis beams and arranged to cu e. the transverse mei'nhers. wb'ch are prelerablv iii-beams. These transverse I- heams extend beyond the guide members tion one concrete embodiment thereof shown in the accompanyingv drawings in which:

Fig. l is a plan view partly broken away Fig. dis a section on the'line t e: of Fig. 3; v

51s asection on the line of Fig. 6is a, detailelevationalview partly in section showing means for fastening the frame upon the truck;

Fig. 7 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 6 taken at an angle of 90 therefrom;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6 showing a modification;

Fig. 9 is a View of the parts shown in Fig.8 at an angle of 90;

Fig- 10 is a side elevational view showing parts of the frame in section a modified form of tie plate;

F ig. 11 is a side elevational view similar to Fig. 10 showing another form oftie plate;

Fig. 12 is an end elevational view of the tie plate and associated parts shown in Fig. 11; and

Fig. 18 is a side elevational view of a stop member.

The embodiment of the invention shown for the purposes of illustration comprises a frameadapted to be mounted upon the chassis of a commercial vehicle such as a motor truck to adapt the same to the use of removable bodies. The frame comprises spaced guide members A adapted to be Fig. 95

disposed longitudinally to the vehicle chassis. These members are preferably of channel iron with the parallel flange por tions thereof disposed upwardly to form tracks for the wheels or rollers of the removable bodies but it is to be understood that any suitable ordesired form of guide members may be used. Guide members or tracks A. are mounted upon crossmembers B, disposed transversely therebeneath and adaptedto rest upon the chassis beams T of the. truck, as shownin Fig. 2. These transverse members are preferably in the form. of Lbeams providing a flat surface to rest upon the chassis beams and another flat sui face to support the track members A.

To strengthen the track members A and to prevent them from sagging intermediate the cross members B under the weight of the bodies rolled thereon suitable reinforcing members C are provided. These reinforcing members are preferably in the form of sections of T iron with the bases thereof engaging the base of the track members A and with their webs depending as shown in Fig. The transverse members B extend beyond tracks A as shown in Fig. 1 and adapt the frame for use upon truck chassis of any width.

At their crossing points or junctions track members A and transverse supports B are securely attached to each other by any suit able means butpreferably by tic plates 1). As shown in Fig. 1, these tie plates are disposed upon transverse members B on both sides of each of the tracks A, and serve to securely unite members A, B and C. Each tie plate 1) as disclosed in Figs. 2 and 5 comprises a portion 13 resting upon the upper face of one of the cross members B, a vertically disposed flange portion 14 engaging the vertical side of one of the track members A and longitudinally spaced depending portions 15 have substantially horizontally disposed flanges fitting the base flanges of T-plates C and abutting the webs thereof. Hence portions of the track mem her A, reinforcing members C, and tie plates D are disposed in superposition and these portions are united by suitable means, such as bolts 16. Other bolts 17 serve to attach the tie plates to the cross members B.

The rear end of the frame is formed by a transversely disposed member E preferably in the form of a casting comprising rear cross piece 18, front cross piece 19, and end portions 20. The cross pieces 18 and 19 of the cndscasting E are angle irons, or angular in form,as indicated in Fig. 4. and from them extend reinforcing webs 21 to the end members 20. Projecting upwardly from cross members 18 and reinforced therefrom by webs as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, are flared extensions 22 and 23 for tracks A, the ends of the tracks being made fast thereto in any suitable manner as by bolts 22" and 23*. The front cross piece 19 of end member E is arranged to abut the end of the chassis frame of the truck and to be attached to the longitudinal chassis beams '1 thereof in any suitable manner, as by means of liu'aekets 24: fast on the chassis beams and bolted to projecting ears on end member E adjacent end portions thereof. These end portions 20 of the end member F1 may be formed. with V-shaped sockets or depressions 26 corresponding to a portion of the apparatus for aligning a truck body with. a loading platform such as is disclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 539,020 filed Feb. 24 1922, adapted to cooperate with complemental Wedge members attached to the loading platform to lock the truck to the loading platform. Openings 27 are provided in the end members within sockets 26 for the locking pins, these openings extending through the bosses 28 formed on the end members 20 by reinforcing ribs 21.

Suitable means for securing the other portions of the frame to the chassis of the truck are provided comprising combined wedging and clan'iping members 29 having one end shaped as indicated at 30 to fit the upper surface of the lower flange of the transverse I-beams l3 and to wedge against the upright web thereof, and provided at the opposite end with a spacing projection 31 to dispose the upper surfaces thereof substantially horizontal (Figs. 4- and (5). These members 29 may be secured directly to the chassis beams T of the truck by bolts 32 extending through suitably positioned openings 33 in the upper flanges of the beams as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5 or they may be made fast by similar bolts 32 to one face of an angular bracket Set the other face of which is fast to the vertical. web of the chassis beam T by suitable bolts 35 as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.

In order to retain the removable bodies upon the frame above described suitable complemental fastening means are required both on the frame and on the removable body. The fastening means attached to the frame are preferably combined with certain of the tie plates used to unite the parts of the frame. At least four such fastening members are required on the frame, two adjacent the front and two adjacent the rear. The tie plates providing the fastening means at the rear of the frame may be arranged to prevent upward movement of the removable body and are indicated by F while the fastening members at the front of the frame indicated by G may be adapted to lock the removable body against movement in any direction. A fastening member F is shown in elevation in F ig. 10. and comprises a tie plate, having the horizontal portion 13, the vertical portion 14. and the spaced. depending portions 15 as on tie plates 1) and in addition integral up right members or brackets 36 having an inwardly disposed overhanging flange 3? l1t liZOl1l:1ll V disposed and extending longitudinally of the frame. The locking members (l are similar in form to the fastening members F, but in addition are provided with a rockable member 38, pivoted on a shaft 39 rmrnalled in the upriglits 30 The rockable member 38 has an arm -10 forming a latch adapted to cooperate with suitable spaced lugs on the removable. body in the manner disclosed in my Patent No. 1,418,966 issued June 6, 1922. Latch 40, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 12, swing through a slot 11 in the cross piece'forming flange 37. To

retain latch at) normally in its latching or operative position (shown in full lines in Fig. ll) coil spring 4 2 is provided, one end of 'ivhich is retained in place by the top of one (it the bolts 17, which fastens portion, 18 ot the plate to cross piece T3, and the other end engages a projection 43 on an actuating arm -l--t fast to or integral with member 338. l\[( \eiiie1it of member 38 under the action (it thespring is limited by a suitable stop 4-5. Pivoted to actuating lever ii at --l( is a depending gravity operated hook El-l having an inclined face -lib arranged so that when lever 4st is pulled downwarc'lly h ok l7 swung outwardly until it drops below the projecting end 49 ot the plate (at, as indicated in dotted lines in 11, to retain latch all) in inoperativeposition While removable bodies are l'ieing changed.

In order to save time in properly disposing a removal'ilebody upon the frame stops 30 are provided adapted to be fastened in lirst made ta-st adiact-nt the ends of the chassis beams and the end casting E of the frame is attached thereto by bolts extending through the ears ot the casting. The rest ot the :t'rame is then placed as a unit upon the chassis beams T with guide members A in alignment with the extensions 22 and J3 thcreot on the casting. The trame is attached to the casting by the bolts 22 and23 extending through track men'ibers A respectively. The frame is then made fast to the chassis beams T at other points by means ot the combined \vedging and clamping blocks 29 which are attached eithendirectly to the chassis beams themselves or to brackets fastened, thereon as heretofore described. The operation of loading and unloading a ren'iovabl'e body on a frame o'fthis hind is dcr-icribml in the patent above identi lied and will l'urthermore be obvious for the structure herein described.

From the above it will be evident that, a frame has been provided for quick and easy attachment to the chassis beams of a motor truck to adapt the truolc to the use of removable bodies. that the parts of the frame are securely united by mearzssuch as the tie plates D, that the longitudimilly disposed tracksare strongly reinforced against bending or sagging under heavy loads by the 34 sections c, and that the casting forming thereon, comprising longitudinal guide membcrs, spaced transverse supports tor said guide men'ibers adapted to rest upon the truck chassis, and reinforcing means for said guide members interposed between said 2. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive a removable body thereon, comprising spaced longitudinal guide members spaced transverse supporting members extending beneath said guide members and adaptedto rest upon the truck chassis, and reinforcing members extending along the'under sides of said guide members between said transverse members'to prevent the guide men'ibers from sagging.

A frame, adapted to be attached to a truck chassis to l'QC'QlVQ'ihPlGOn a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members, transverse members supporting said track members and adapted to bemade fast to the truck chassis reinforcing members extending beneath said track members, and means includingtie plates for fastening all said members together at the junctions of said track and transverse members.

4. A trame adaptcdto be attached to a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members. transverse members supporting said,

track members and adapted to be made fast to the truck chassis. reinforcing members extending beneath said track members and means for fastening all said members together at the crossing points of said track and transverse members including tie plates engaging all said members,

A frame. adapted to be attached to a truck chassis to receive thereon a 'ren'iovable body, comprising spaced channels forming tracks for the removable body, spaced L ill) I-bearns disposed transversely beneath the channels to support the same and adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, reinforcing means for said channels comprising T-beams extending between the I-beams with the bases thereof against the bases of the channels, and means including tie plates for fastening said parts together at the junctions of the channels and I-beams.

7. A frame, adapted to be attached to a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising spaced channels forming tracks for the removable body, I-beams disposed transversely beneath the channels to support the same and adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, reinforcing means for said channels comprising T-beams extending between the I-beams with the bases thereof against the bases of the channels, and means uniting all said parts at the-junctions of said channels, and I-beams including tie plates having portions abutting portions of all said parts.

8. A frame, adapted to be attached to a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising spaced channels forming tracks for the removable body, I-beams disposed transversely beneath the channels to support the same and adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, reinforcing means for said channels comprising T-beams extending between the I-beams with the bases thereof against the bases of the channels, and tie plates uniting said members at their junctions, each tie plate comprising a horizontal portion resting upon the top of an I-beam, and a downwardly offset portion extending beneath superposed portions of an adjacent channel and reinforcing T- beam.

9. A frame adapted to be attached to a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising spaced channels forming trad-rs for the removable body, I-beams disposed transversely beneath the channels to support th same and adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, reinforcing means for said channels comprising T-beams extending between the I-beams with the bases thereof against the bases of the channels. and tie plates uniting said members at their junctions. each tic plate comprising a horizontal portion resting upon the top of an I-bea1u and downwardly offset portions extending beneath superposed portions of adjacent channels and reinforcing T-beams.

10. A frame, adapted to be attached to a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body. comprising spaced channels forming tracks for the removable body, transverse I-beams beneath the channels to support the same and adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, reinforcing means for said channels comprising T-beams extending between the I-beams with the bases thereof against the bases of the channels, and tie plates uniting said members at their junctions, each tie plate comprising a horizontal portion resting upon. the top of an I-beam, an upright portion abutting one side of a channel, and horizontally spaced downwardly offsetportions extending beneath adjacent channels and T- beams.

11. In a frame adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis and consisting of transverse members supporting longitudinal members. means for uniting said members adjacent the crossing points comprising tie plates having portions engaging the tops of the transverse members, portions engaging vertical faces of the longitudinal members and downwardly offset portions extending beneath the longitudinal members.

12. In a frame at ilapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis for receiving a removable body thereon and comprising transverse members supporting longitudinal members, means for uniting said members adjacent the junctions of said members including tie plates having portions engaging both said. members and having means adapted to engage complemental means on the removable body to securely retain the latter on the frame.

13. In a frame adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis for receiving a remov able body thereon and comprising transverse members supporting longitudinal members, means for uniting said members adjacent the junctions of said members including tie plates having portions engaging both said members and having integral. projections adapted to engage complemental projections on the removable body to securely retain the latter on the frame.

lat. In a frame adapted to be, mounted upon a truck chassis for receiving a remov able body thereon and comprising transverse members supporting longitudinal members. means: for uniting said members adjacent the junctions of said members including tie plates having portions engaging both said members, certain of said plates having integral brackets projecting therefrom with inwardly extending flanges adapted to cooperate with complemental members on the remova e body to securely retain the latter on the frame.

15. In a frame adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis for reccivii'ig a remorable body thereon and comprising transverse members supporting longitiulinal track members. means for uniting said members adjacent their junctions includin tie plates having portions engaging both said members. certain of said plates having integral brackets projecting therefrom with iinvardly extending flanges and latches adapted to cooperate with complemental members on the llt) (ill

removabl bodv to retain the latter on the frame.

I16. in a frame adapted to be mounted upon artrueti chassis for receiving aremovable.bozivthereon and comprising trz'insverse n'iembers siuiiportinp longitudinal track members, means for uniting said members adjacent their junctions including ticplates having portions engaging; both said members, cimtain of said 'ilates 'havingr integral brackets pri'rieeting therefrou'i with inwardly extending iiangi-is and latches adapted to co ()l)tl"l't1-Y\Vlil] eomplemental members on the ren'iovahle body to retain the latter on the framtnaud a. stop on one of said track membersadapted to halt the removable body in positiolrtobe engaged by said latches.

1.7. A. frame, adapted to be mounted upon airuel; chassis to receivethereon a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members, transverse members supporting said track members, and adapted to rest upon the truck chassis, reinforcing members for saidtrack members disposed therebeneath intermediate said transverse members, tie plates uniting said members attheir junctions, ort ions of said track members, reinforcing members and platesbeing in super position and fastening members extending through said superposed portions.

18. A. frame, adapted to be mounted-upon a. truck chassis to receive thereon a rei'novable body, comprising longitudinal. track members, transverse members supporting said track n'ien'ibers and extending therebeyond, tie plates havin portions extending over said transverse members on opposite sides of said track members for uniting said members.

.19. 1... frame adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a re movable body comprising longitudinal. track members, transverse members, tie plates uniting said members at their junctions, and means on certain of said plates adapted to cooperate with con'iplemental means on the 'emomble body to retain the latter on the frai'ne.

20. A. frame adapted to be n'iounled upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body con'iprising transverse members and longitudinal track members, tie plates uniting said members at their junctions, and means integral with certain of said plates adapted to cooperate with complemental means on the removable body to retain the latter on the frame.

2L. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members, supports for said members adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, and a. member connected to said track members at their rear ends and forming extensions thereof, said member being arranged. to abutthe rear end of the chassis frantic of the truck and to be made fast thereto.

A frame, adapted to bemounted up on a't-ruch chassis to receivethereon. a re-- movable body, comprisinp track members and cross members supporting said track members, one of said cross members having-av portion aluitting the rear end of the chassis frame of the truck and secured thereto.

:23. A frzune,.adaptedto be mounted up on a truck chassis to receive thereon. arenay-able body, comprising track members and cross members united thereto said cross members being; arranged to be fastened to the cl assis beams of the truck, the rear cross member having portions abutting the ends of the chassis beams and other portions forminn extensions of said track members.

:24. fran e, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a remov able body, COIUIH'iSlHg track members and cross members united thereto, said cross. members being arranged to rest upon the cl assis aeams ot the truck and to be fastened thereto, a member atthe rear of the fran'ie forminga buffer, said member er;- tending beneath said track members and having a portion arrangedto abut the ends of the chassis beams, and means attaching said member to the chassis beams.

52: A frame, adapted. to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a. removable body, comprising; track members and cross members united thereto, said cross members being arranged toirest upon the chassis beams of the truekand to be fastened thereto, a. member at the rear of the frame forming a. buffer, said member err tending beneath said track members and havii'ig; a. portion arranged. to abut the ends of the chassis beams, ears extending from said portion adapted to be fastened to said beams.

26. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a, truck chassis to receive thereon a remov able body, comprising longitudinal track members, transverse members sup iiorting said track members. and clamps adapted to be a-ttacl'ied to the chassis beams of the truck on both. sides of said transverse members to secure the latter thereon.

27. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising track members and transverse I-beams sumiorting said t'ack members and adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, and members having portions fitting the flanges of the I-beams for clamping, the latter upon the. chassis beams.

28. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, conunfising track members and transverse I-beams supporting said track members and adapted to rest upon the chassis beams of the truck, and combined Wedging and clamping members having portions fitting the flanges and abutting the Webs of the I-beams for clamping the latter upon the chassis beams.

29. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members, transverse I-beams supporting said track members and adapted to rest on the chassis beams of the truck, an end casting forming extensions of said track members andhaving a portion abutting the ends of the chassis beams, and means for securing said I-beams and said casting to said chassis beams to hold the frame upon the chassis.

30. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body. comprising longitudinal track members, transverse I-beams supporting said track members and adapted to rest on the chassis beams of the truck, a buffer providing extensions for said track members and having a portion abutting the ends of the chassis beams and arranged to be secured thereto, and means secured to the chassis beams to engage the lower flanges of said I-beams to retain the frame upon the chassis.

31. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members, transverse I-beams supporting said track members and adapted to rest on the chassis beams of the truck, a buffer providing extensions for said track members and having a portion abutting the ends of the chassis beams and arranged to be secured thereto, and combined Wedging and clamping members adapted to be attached to said chassis beams to engage the lower flanges of said I-beams to retain the frame upon the chassis.

32. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members, transverse I-beams supporting said track members and adapted to rest on the chassis beams of the truck, a buffer pro viding flared extensions for said track members and having a portion abutting the ends of the chassis beams, ears on said portion secured to said chassis beams, and clamps on said chassis beams engaging the lower flanges of said I-beams to retain the frame upon the chassis.

83. A frame, adapted to be mounted upon a truck chassis to receive thereon a removable body, comprising longitudinal track members, transverse I-beams supporting said track members and adapted to rest on the chassis beams of the truck, means reinforcing said track members intern'iediate said I-beams, a buffer providing extensions for said track members and having a portion abutting the ends of the chassis beams, and means for securing said I-beams and said buffer to said chassis beams to hold the frame upon the chassis.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 28th day of July, 1922.

DONALD W. PERIN. 

